das Alpha und das Omega
[das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa]
The verdict
“das Alpha und das Omega” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anfang und Ende eines Sachverhaltes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | das Alpha und das Omega |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa] |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “das Alpha und das Omega” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for das Alpha und das Omega is 23 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for das Alpha und das Omega, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is das Alpha und das Omega, spelled D-A-S- -A-L-P-H-A- -U-N-D- -D-A-S- -O-M-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Anfang und Ende eines Sachverhaltes
- 2Gott und Christus sind Anfang und Ende von Schöpfung und Erlösung. Diese Sprachformel ist somit ein explizites Gottes- bzw. Christusattribut.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “das Alpha und das Omega”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-S- -A-L-P-H-A- -U-N-D- -D-A-S- -O-M-E-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [das ˈalfa ʊnt das ˈoːmeɡa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.